Another great book from a great pair of authors. In this book Pendergast works together with Constance Greene to find an artifact stolen from a group of Tibetan monks. The reader gets to know Constance Greene a little more, even as she is still trying to understand herself. She has been a bit of a mystery in past books, with little bits of who she is coming to the surface here and there, but in this book she does more than just library research to help Pendergast out, and she becomes a stronger person and a stronger character.

I usually don't read murder-mysteries and this was my first Preston & Child book. The elements from Tibetan Buddhism are what attracted me to this novel. I enjoyed most of this book and could overlook the misconceptions and little hiccups, but the last quarter (25%) or so gets awfully bizarre! ( )

3.25 starsThis book takes us on a cruise with Pendergast and Constance. While everything happens on the ship they still struggle to find out who the killer is. Pendergast dives the deepest into him mind palace he has been to this point. ( )

FBI Special Agent Pendergast is taking a break from work to take Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and spiritual studies. At a remote monastery, they learn that a rare and dangerous artifact the monks have been guarding for generations has been mysteriously stolen. As a favor, Pendergast agrees to track and recover the relic. A twisting trail of bloodshed leads Pendergast and Constance to the maiden voyage of the Britannia, the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner---and to an Atlantic crossing fraught with terror.

"A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence. An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning. An FBI agent destined to confront what he fears most - himself."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)